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Patricia Gober

Professor

COOR 5646
(480) 965-9095

Additional
Affiliation(s):

Professor, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Distinguished Honors Faculty; Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University
Co-director, Decision Center for a Desert City, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University
Policy Research Associate, Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University

Education:

1975 - Ph.D. (Geography) The Ohio State University
1972 - M.A. (Geography) The Ohio State University
1970 - B.S. (Geography) University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

Research Interests:

Population, urban systems, migration, water resources, climate change

Research Activities:

Professor Gober's current research is focused on issues of water management and environmental change in metropolitan Phoenix. She is especially interested in the use of science and visualization for real-world decision-making.

Awards and Honors:

2009 - Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
2006-2008 - Prince Abdulaziz International Prize for Water, Water Resources Management and Protection (3rd Award)
2007 - President's Medal for Social Embeddedness, New American City: Artists Look Forward, Arizona State University
1998 - Honorary Doctorate of Science, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
1977 - Outstanding Young Alumni, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI

Selected Publications:

Book

Gober, P. 2006. Metropolitan Phoenix: Place Making and Community Building in the Desert. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 233 pp.

Journal Articles

Ellis, A. W., T. W. Hawkins, R. C. Balling, Jr., and P. Gober. 2008. Estimating Future Runoff Levels for a Semi-Arid Fluvial System in Central Arizona. Climate Research, 35:227-239.

Lee, S., Balling, R. C., Jr., and Gober, P. 2008. Bayesian maximum entropy mapping and the soft data problem in urban climate research. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 98(2): In press.

Balling, R. C., Jr., and Gober, P. 2007. Climate variability and residential water use in Phoenix, Arizona. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 46(7): 1130-1137.

Brazel, A., P. Gober, S. J. Lee, S. Grossman-Clarke, J. Zehnder, B. Hedquist, and B. Comparri. 2007. Determinants of changes in the regional urban heat island 1990-2004) within Metropolitan Phoenix. Climate Research. 33:171-182.

Gober, P. 2007. Pasteur's Quadrant and the Education of an Applied Geographer, Research in Geographic Education, 9(1): 36-43.

Guhathakurta, S., and P. Gober. 2007. The impact of the Phoenix urban heat island on residential water use. Journal of the American Planning Association , 73(3): 317-329.

Wentz, E. A., and P. Gober. 2007. Determinants of small-area water consumption for the city of Phoenix, Arizona. Water Resources Management, 21(11): 1849-1863.

Courses Taught:

Introduction to Human Geography
Quantitative Methods in Geography
Geography of Phoenix, Human Migration
Social Science of Climate Change

Outreach and Service:

As director of the Decision Center for a Desert City, Professor Gober speaks regularly to local professional and civic groups about climate change and water resources management. In addition, she serves on the State of Arizona's School Facilities Board.